J. D. Biersdorfer's piece, "Virtual Odyssey," in last Sunday's Times Book Review (pg. 25), delineates any number of electronic apps and entryways into decoding and enjoying Joyce's Ulysses- everything from illustrated sections of the novel to multisensory material available through virtual reality headsets. Not surprisingly, podcast-wise, the "expert deconstruction" of Joyce's masterwork by Frank Delaney is therein extolled.

Curious to know if you read Umberto Eco. I had read four of his and, upon learning of his death, determined to finish the ouvre. Love that word, ouvre. Anyway, am now on The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loanna and am loving it, thinking of you and of Joyce because it seems to be one long novel of references. A man who has lost his memory except for any and everything he has ever read. And since he's a rare book dealer, he has read a great deal. So his responses are often a melange of quotations. Some of our fellow travelers might like it too.

I would've thought it was known Shakespeare played the ghost ever since his very day. After all I believe a contemporary of his said he enjoyed playing kingly characters. I also believe Burbage was said to have had a much better memory.